Whether you’re new to the science classroom or a 35-year veteran, the landscape of science instruction is changing. With the addition of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and increased focus on project-based assessment, the changes in the classroom can be overwhelming.
Mosa Mack Science’s hands-on professional development workshop cuts through the noise and takes you through the essentials of creating a project-based classroom aligned to NGSS. Using research-based strategies, the hands-on workshop covers:
Next Generation Science Standards
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Understanding its structure and purpose
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Adjusting your existing units to meet NGSS
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Implementing performance-based assessments
Project-Based Learning
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Integrating PBL seamlessly without the projects feeling “bulky”
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Creating impactful PBL lessons
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Incorporating engineering challenges
Integrating Mosa Mack Science
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Workshop the animated mysteries and vocabulary manipulatives
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Get hands-on in the lab challenges
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Take on the engineering challenge to plan, build and test your product just as your students would.
Educators come out of the workshop with:
Fully prepared PBL and NGSS Lesson
Workshop Presentation Materials
Access to Mosa Mack Science
Feedback from our most recent PD
The 4-hour professional development session accommodates up to 20 educators. Mosa Mack trainers work directly with your instructional leader to hone your customized workshop plan pulling from the elements above.